Wigan Warriors 42–12 Hull Kingston Rovers — Semi-Final, 2023 Super League Finals Series
7 Oct 2023 · DW Stadium, Wigan · Attendance: 15,162
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2023 Super League finals series: Wigan Warriors 42–12 Hull Kingston Rovers, at DW Stadium, Wigan on 7 Oct 2023.
Sourcing caveat: No sin bins/cards were identified in sources found. Attendance (15,162) is reported by Rugby League Project only, not independently cross-confirmed by a second named source. This entry previously omitted Jai Field's second try (54'), which had left Wigan's recorded score 4 points short of the real 42; corrected against Sky Sports' scoring breakdown, which also supplied Marshall's 3rd-minute opening try. No captain designation was identified in the lineup source found for either team.
Scoring timeline
| 3′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Marshall |
| 6′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Field |
| 11′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Marshall |
| 22′ | Hull Kingston Rovers — try, Minchella |
| 43′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Marshall |
| 48′ | Wigan Warriors — try, King |
| 54′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Field |
| 57′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Miski |
| 77′ | Hull Kingston Rovers — try, Litten |
Tries with a sourced minute, in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Tries whose exact minute isn't recorded in available sources appear in the Scorers table below but not here; goal tallies we can't attribute to one specific try are shown as descriptive text in Scorers rather than guessed into this timeline.
Scorers
| Wigan Warriors | Tries: Marshall 3'; Field 6'; Marshall 11'; Marshall 43'; King 48'; Field 54'; Miski 57' Goals: Smith (7/7 conversions) |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | Tries: Minchella 22'; Litten 77' Goals: Schneider (2/2 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Wigan Warriors | Hull Kingston Rovers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jai Field | Fullback | Jack Walker | 34 |
| 23 | Abbas Miski | Wing | Louis Senior | 23 |
| 3 | Toby King | Centre | Tom Opacic | 3 |
| 4 | Jacob Wardle | Centre | Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 4 |
| 5 | Liam Marshall | Wing | Ryan Hall | 5 |
| 2 | Bevan French | Five-Eighth | Mikey Lewis | 20 |
| 7 | Harry Smith | Halfback | Brad Schneider | 37 |
| 34 | Tyler Dupree | Prop | Dean Hadley | 22 |
| 22 | Bradley O'Neill | Hooker | Matt Parcell | 9 |
| 15 | Kaide Ellis | Prop | George King | 10 |
| 17 | Kai Pearce-Paul | Second Row | James Batchelor | 16 |
| 12 | Liam Farrell | Second Row | Kane Linnett | 12 |
| 13 | Morgan Smithies | Lock | Elliot Minchella | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 9 | Sam Powell | Jordan Abdull | 7 | |
| 11 | Willie Isa | Jez Litten | 14 | |
| 20 | Patrick Mago | Matthew Storton | 17 | |
| 26 | Harvie Hill | Sam Luckley | 26 | |
| Matt Peet | Coach | Willie Peters | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Liam Moore |
Match report
Wigan Warriors thrashed Hull Kingston Rovers 42-12 at the DW Stadium to reach the Grand Final, with winger Liam Marshall scoring a hat-trick on his 150th Wigan appearance. Jai Field scored twice, the first inside six minutes to set the tone, and Wigan led 18-6 at half-time before pulling clear with further tries from Toby King and Abbas Miski. Harry Smith landed all seven of his goal attempts. Hull KR's Elliot Minchella and Jez Litten scored consolation tries either side of the rout.